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PROCESS HAZARD ANALYSIS (PHA)
Course Description
The foundation of any successful process safety program is a current set of process hazard analyses (PHAs) for each of its processes. Revalidating PHAs to keep them up to date and applicable is a must.

This course is designed to provide the participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct an effective process hazard analysis and management

This course is designed to provide the participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct an effective process hazard analysis and management

  • PHA / HAZOP team leaders & scribes
  • Health & Safety / HSE professionals
  • Process Safety Management (PSM) / Loss management specialilsts
  • Supervisors, managers and engineers responsible for PHA studies.

Module 1: PHA Selection, Preparation and Techniques

  • Definitions
  • Overview of PSM 14 elements
  • Introduction to process hazards analysis
  • Understanding the Origins Of Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs)
  • What is PHA intended to accomplish?
  • PHA team make-up
  • Case study : BP Texas, 2005

Module 2: Hazard identification techniques

  • What if/Checklist
  • Fault Tree Analysis FTA
  • Failure Mood and Effect Analysis FMEA
  • Task-Based Risk Assessment TBRA
  • Job Safety Analysis JSA
  • Event Tree Analysis ETA
  • Hazard and operability HAZOP
  • Case study: FTA

Module 3: HAZOP methodology

  • Ideal HAZOP Review Reference Data
  • Introduction to HAZOP method
  • Characteristics of HAZOP
  • HAZOP team formation
  • Rules and responsibilities of HAZOP team members
  • HAZOP terminologies
  • HAZOP Algorithms
  • Filling HAZOP form
  • HAZOP workshop
  • Case study : Piper Alpha

Module 4: Critical Accident Scenarios

  • The Case for Worst-case Scenarios
  • Is the Worst-case Release Only 10 Minutes Long?
  • The Best Case for Worst-case Scenarios
  • Unconfined Vapor Cloud Explosions

 Module 5: quantities and qualitative Risk Assessment

  • Risk criteria
  • Risk prioritization
  • Estimating likelihood
  • Risk reduction and reliability
  • Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
  • HAZOP workshop

 Module 6: Revalidation Process, Risk Prioritization

  • What is revalidation?
  • Why is revalidation important?
  • Establishing the revalidation schedule
  • Overview Of Major Requirements for PHA Revalidations
  • Preparing for the revalidation study

 Module 7: Recommendations for Risk Management

  • Engineering controls
  • Administrative controls
  • Credible and non-credible scenarios or causes
  • HAZOP Technical Suggestions
  • HAZOP Recommendations
  • Consequences of Failures of Administrative and Engineering Controls
  • Approaches of Assigning Protection layers
  • HAZOP workshop

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.

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Course Rounds

5 Days
Code Date Venue Fees Action
HSE194-01
2026-04-05
Jeddah
USD 5450
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HSE194-02
2026-07-12
Dubai
USD 5450
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HSE194-03
2026-09-20
Amman
USD 5450
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HSE194-04
2026-12-07
Istanbul
USD 5950
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